, 1887-11-02

LOT WHO was dCbIuS III III Ou1AAlS 'LouSS
district-wsth malpractice and tried to frigh-
ten him into admitting an offence which he
had ne yer committed. This was the founda-
ton of the Neepaul scandal. When the case
came into court the most narrowing and re.
pulsive revelations of Hospital practice were
made. The coolie man Neepaul whose thigh
Bone the young doctor was charged with
breaking, had reached the Georgetown Hos
pital all right but his thigh was injured IN
the Hospital, and after it was known that
the bone was broken he was GttOlCed to lie
eighteen hours in his agony, without medical
attendance, and his leg not even artlhclaliy
supported DR.. Williams, and DIR. Rowland,
who was-and disgraceful to say, still is
ethe Resident Surgeon of the Hospital, swore
@at the inquest that in their opinion Neepauls
thigh bone was a healthy bone. The case
looked black against the young doctor, until
the evidence of three experts was heard, but
when they had stated that the bone was tho
roughly diseased, so rotten that a slight
twist was enough to break it, and that he
must indeed be a very Ignorant surgeon who
could not see at a glance that the bone was
completely riddled withaearies, the torrent of
Indignation IN the pubic mind, directed
against the Hospital authorities, was indie
scribable. In other lands an offence of far
less heinous nature has called forth the worst
passions of the proletariat, who have award
ed rough and ready justice to the offenders;
for, a populace with a temper can exert a
s~alutary influence at times. These two medl-
cal men, the Medical Inspector and the resi-
dent Surgeons, are still holding their positions,
and although the members of the Court
protested against the s~cuttling of DR.. Will
liams from the colony until he had stood an
enquiry into his connection with the Neepaul
tragedy, the Governor laughed at the protest
and helped the happy fugitive to get away.
Immediately after the Neepaul case the
Medical Inspectors report upon Estates
Hospitals and the general sanitary condition
of the estates and villages of the colony, was
laid before the Court of Policy, and it was
found to be q long series of loose, reckless
charges of neglect, parsimony and i~llegality
laid against the planting body and others;
but never q specific case mentioned. 10 &C
cept such a report as it stood was for the
members of the Court to admit that the colo
NY was violating all the rules for the protec-
ton of immigrants, and offering to them IN
stead of q home, a kind Of half-dug grave.
They decided that the charges should be
specified, and the Lieut.. Governor promised
them that the Medical Inspector would be
called upon to supply them with information.
Up till now this information has not been
given and the Medical Inspector has been
allowed to -depart-granted 9 months leave
of absence by the Governor-although the
members protested against his leaving, his
charges unjustifed and his statements unsup-
ported. Now these are the bare facts of the
case that has ended in the Elective members
refusing to cooperate with Sir Henry Irving
in the legislature of the colony; and we ask
any impartial reader to say whether their ac-
ton is not reasonable. The Governor opened
Tuesdays proceedings by refusing point-blank
to allow Mr.. Jones to move q motion to the
effect that in the opinion of the elective mem
bers of the Court DIR. Williams is unfit to
hold the position of Medical Inspector. There
never was a more glaring instance OF misuse
of power on the part of a president. The
object of the motion was to place on record
the members opinion of the dement's OF q.
servant of the colony, and the Governor look
up a position that would be iustifable only
if the man had been a servant in his pr1Va!e
employ. We regret very much to see that
the Government Secretary confessed to the
same ridiculous conviction. Before the pre-
sent disruption is ended the members should
have it made clear that if they wish to ex-
press an opinion about any officer OF the
colony, even it's Governor or Lieutenant Gov
ernor, they shall have full liberty given them
to do SO. When His Excellency came to re-
ply to Mr.. Jones's speech, in which the Gov
errors bearing towards the elective members
~ the Court in general and his Insulting